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An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness (Paperback)
by Kay Redfield Jamison (Author)
Textbook Details
* Paperback: 240 pages
* Publisher: Vintage; 1 Edition (January 14, 1997)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0679763309
* ISBN-13: 978-0679763307
* Dimensions: 7.8 x 5 x 0.7 inches
* Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
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Textbook Description
The personal memoir of a manic depressive and an authority on the subject describes the onset of the illness during her teenage years and her determined journey through the realm of available treatments. Reprint. 125,000 first printing.
An Unquiet Mind Review
I picked up a copy of this book at an airport bookstore on my way to a job interview. I typically never read autobiographies or memoirs, but the title of this “An Unquiet Mind” resonated so perfectly with the type of hypomania that I experience. I had just been diagnosed and was (am still) dealing with the stigma, questioning, repercussions, misunderstandings, explanations, etc. This book, written by an authority with both clinical and personal knowledge of manic depression, gave me a better understanding of my own condition, as well as the means to educate others (friends, family) who can’t grasp that what they thought was me is actually my illness. Jamison’s is the best book I have found to date that can provide insight into the lived experience of both mania and depression. I recommend it to anyone in the field of mental health, as well as to those of us diagnosed bipolar and our families and friends. This is definitely crucial reading to develop an understanding of this devastating disorder.
Kay Redfield Jamison’s ‘An Unquiet Mind’ has been for me an adventure into the chaotic past life of my beloved first daughter. For so many years our family has lived with this disease, never diagnosed until mid 1999. This book transported me back to her first suicide attempt at age 16, her many many relationships, two marriages, countless changes in schools, outrageous spending sprees, severe panic disorder, inability to raise her own child, and so many other tragedies. Our lives have been complete chaos. Never before have I been able to understand this disease, but this wonderful book has given such tremendous insight, it could very easily be my daughter’s story. Thank you Dr. Jamison. Now with this new knowledge, gained from your story, so beautifully told, and the prescribed treatment which is working so well, we can all look forward to recovery with confidence.
After many years of trudging the mountains and valleys of the journey that is manic-depression (aka: bipolar disorder) I felt so terribly alone. No one in my life understood it, and after dealing with the ups and downs, most of them really didn’t care to. It was on the advice of my psychiatrist that I came to read this particular book. I had been searching with an insatiable hunger for someone that I could relate to. With great elation, I found her in the pages of ‘An Unquiet Mind’. At last, I was not alone. Kay Jamison became a silent friend and comrade and provided some much needed comfort as I began a new course of treatment and continued my quest to fully understand my condition. Perhaps the most incredible aspect of her story comes from her career as a psychiatrist. She offers invaluable insight into both sides of the disease being a doctor as well as an affected patient. She has blessed us by sharing this insight that we would probably never have seen b! ut truly need to in order to fully understand the relationship of doctor and patient. Also noteworthy is the fact that it is written in such a way as to give friends and loved ones a chance to peek inside the bipolar mind in an objective way. They learn that this is why I do that and that is why I do this which enables them to better deal with it all. Though I have never met her personally, I feel a great kinship with this woman. I’m certain that others who have read this book must surely share in the relief and comfort of knowing that they are not alone. Thank you Kay Jamison for giving us that gift.
An Unquiet Mind by Kay Redfield Jamison has been the most uplifting book I have ever read and I do most sincerely urge anyone who suffers with manic-depression to read it. It is a fascinating and truly comforting read; suddenly you realise you are not alone. She writes with such clarity and passion that it is almost impossible to put the book down. I do have to say that I admire her enthusiasm for life and her complete frankness in all that she writes. She can only be an inspiration to all who read her. Go ahead, get your hands on a copy and read.
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